Don, Hahn & Rosenberg — Hour 1: Mets Trades & Glenn's Vision

Episode Date: December 23, 2025
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A passionate, wide-ranging hour contextualizing the Mets’ organizational shakeup, MLB’s slow free agency, New York Yankees’ strategy, and the grim realities of the Jets’ ongoing rebuild. Ty D. Butler helms a lively, unfiltered discussion—peppered with insider banter—on New York sports’ messiest teams and the cultural flashpoints around them.

1. Mets Shakeup: Clubhouse Culture and Organizational Reset

Key Segment: 02:33–09:15

• Mets trade Jeff McNeil to the Sacramento A’s, signaling a clear effort to overhaul a toxic clubhouse.
  • Ty D. Butler questions the significance: “Think about how badly a team wants to get rid of you when they’re willing to pay a third of your salary for you to just go away… This is a strong message from David Stearns and that Mets organization that ultimately confirms all the reporting we've been hearing—that that clubhouse was in shambles.” (03:11)
• The departure of four long-tenured Mets (Nimmo, McNeil, Diaz, Alonso) is seen as an overdue cleansing.
• Ty points out that unlike the storied Yankees of the ‘90s, the Mets lack a strong, winning culture—making chemistry (or lack thereof) a real problem:
  • “Friction can derail what they're trying to build, especially when it involves, according to the reports, your star player in Francisco Lindor.” (04:46)
  • Recalls Starling Marte’s surprise captaincy comment as a possible shot at Lindor.
• Stearns’ job is at risk:
  • “If the Mets miss the playoffs again, he's gone. You can't be a bad team and also have a toxic clubhouse.” (07:14)
• Steve Cohen’s shift in public rhetoric—from “Dodgers of the East" to just hoping for a playoff spot—signals lowered expectations:
  • Ty: “When you first got here, you were supposed to be the Dodgers of the East… Not a Mets fan on the planet wants to hear you talk about, you know, just making the playoffs.” (08:40)

2. MLB’s Free Agency Problem: Why Fan Engagement is Lagging

Key Segment: 09:38–15:13

• Ty rants about the glacial MLB offseason, especially compared to NBA and NFL:
  • “Baseball's got to figure out this free agency thing. It's a snooze fest. If you institute a salary cap, maybe it fixes it... Player movement is exciting and it's just a snooze fest. So something's got to give.” (10:17-11:30)
• Reminisces on NBA’s high-stakes, memorable signings (e.g., Kevin Durant to Warriors):
  • “You’ll never forget that moment… Baseball would love to have that, where a star player makes a decision about their next team and you remember everything about it. You lose a lot of that luster when it’s just prolonged.” (13:01)
• Pat O’Keefe suggests adopting designated negotiation windows, streamlining player signings for drama.
• Ty laments a weak free-agent class and the Yankees potentially overcommitting to an underwhelming outfield:
  • “I have a fear that they run out this Dominguez, Grisham, Judge outfield, and that's just not good enough. That's an unserious baseball team…not your outfield.” (15:35)
• On the Yankees’ struggles:
  • “At some point, if you are in a spot where you cannot compete with the Dodgers financially, your best asset…has to become the guys you employ at the two most important positions—the general manager and the manager.” (16:17)

3. Listener Calls: Mets Vision and Yankees’ Bellinger Conundrum

Key Segment: 18:33–21:00

• Moose from Jamaica calls in, echoing that the McNeil trade is a “purging of the old guard” (18:41).
• Predicts Mets will rely on a collection of 2's and 3's in the rotation (Peterson, Manaea, Holmes, Senga) rather than signing a true ace.
• On Cody Bellinger, Moose theorizes the Yankees might wait for a discounted, shorter deal if the market collapses, but Ty doubts Bellinger will pass on a big contract at age 30.
• Ty expresses frustration with a “run it back, maybe it’ll work this time” stance regarding the Mets’ pitching:
  • “I’m just not a big fan of the run it back, maybe it'll work this time plot… that cannot be the plan.” (21:01)

4. MLB Free Agency’s Stalemate: Yankees Next Steps

Key Segment: 21:00–27:00

• Ty details Cody Bellinger’s asking price (six years, $180m, $30m AAV) and Boris’ hardline tactics.
• Fears Yankees’ potential lack of flexibility if they don’t land Bellinger, stressing “as devastating as it was to lose Soto, there was a plan in place. Maybe that exists now, but I just don’t see it.” (15:07–17:08)
• Draws parallels between Yankees fans’ frustrations and Steelers fans: stuck in upper-mid mediocrity, unable to break through in playoffs.

5. Offbeat Banter: Haircuts, Weddings, and the Price of DJs

Key Segment: 21:59–37:32

• Comic digression over YouTube chat trolling ("is Ty balding?") and discussion of barber schedules—a moment of authentic workplace camaraderie.
• Extended riff on the etiquette of open bars at weddings:
  • Ty: “You gotta go open bar for a wedding. You can't have people pulling up and having to spend money.” (29:03)
  • Pat: “If it’s a paid bar, what’s the point of me showing up?” (29:11)
• Ty’s story of attending a “dry wedding” is a highlight:
  • “No alcohol at the wedding. None. Zero. Straight seltzer and cranberry juice, ginger ale. None. And this is not because I’m some big drinker… but it’s a party, bro. We out of state… We trying to get right. No alcohol? You cannot do that.” (29:29-30:07)
• Teasing about hair transformations, job interviews, and the blurred line between on-air personas and real life.

6. New York Jets: Glenn’s “Vision” and Fan Despair

Key Segment: 38:56–47:22

• Ty pivots to cover the hapless New York Jets, dissecting coach Aaron Glenn’s plea for patience and faith in a grand “vision”:
  • Glenn: “Just don’t let go of the rope… There is a vision. From day one, we’ve been trying to set the foundation… listen, it’s gonna be a tough road and we knew that, but—man—the thing is, we know exactly what we’re doing and we do have a plan.” (41:21–42:09)
• Ty rejects the idea that the current mess was ever “the plan,” listing humiliating benchmarks:
  • “That vision could not have possibly included in year one firing your defensive coordinator before the season ended… benching your QB 9 games in… owner telling reporters he stunk… getting waxed by 75 points over three games...”
• Blunt summary of the Jets malaise:
  • “Nothing we’ve seen from this head coach, nothing he’s put on tape that is inspiring or leads us to have any hope—nothing whatsoever.” (43:23)
• Laments the looming prospect of another lost season and the bleak options facing the franchise at quarterback—“miss me with that.”

7. Notable Quotes

• Ty D. Butler on Mets clubhouse:

  “You can't be a bad team and also have a toxic clubhouse.” (07:14)

• Ty D. Butler, on baseball’s slow offseason:

  “Baseball’s got to figure out this free agency thing. It’s a snooze fest.” (10:17)

• Moose (caller), on Mets overhaul:

  “Seems like the Jeff McNeil DRE trade is a purging of the old guard with a bringing in of Stern's idea of what a baseball team should look like.” (18:41)

• Ty on wedding etiquette:

  “You gotta go open bar for a wedding. You can’t have people pulling up and having to spend money.” (29:03)

• Ty’s despair with Jets’ “plan”:

  “Nothing we’ve seen from this head coach, nothing he’s put on tape that is inspiring or leads us to have any hope — nothing whatsoever.” (43:23)

8. Episode Highlights & Tone

• The episode mixes authentic, often hilarious banter and real sports talk, especially in Ty’s energetic delivery—blunt, candid, often self-deprecating.
• The “insider” tone: jokes about station life, on-air mishaps, friendly roasts, and candid musings on life in New York sports media.
• The hosts engage with their YouTube audience, making the show interactive and dynamic.

9. Key Timestamps

• Mets shakeup analysis & Stearns’ job: 02:33–09:15
• Steve Cohen’s expectations; MLB free agency lag: 09:38–15:13
• Yankees’ future, Bellinger dilemma: 15:07–17:08, 20:36–21:00
• Wedding/barber banter: 21:59–37:32
• Jets rebuild & Glenn’s vision: 38:56–47:22

For fans and skeptics alike: This episode delivers genuine takes on New York’s most turbulent franchises, plus the hilarious realities of life as a sports radio personality in a city that never stops talking.